theRUNIVERSE - "There is no doubt that with the number of LEDs included, you will be well lit and visible from any angle."

Design:

We have spent
many hours on the design of the jacket. Our foundation for this jacket came from 3
areas: Comfort, lightweight, and Versatility

Comfort: This is very important because if cutting of
the jacket does not fit properly or the material is not pleasing to wear it will
deter you from wearing it.

Light
Weight: Weight is often a big factory
and often hinders athletic performance.Who wants to carry around extra weight when you don’t have to?

Versatility: We want to create a jacket that can be used
for both running and cycling.That way,
you can wear this jacket more often.

Features:

Material: Polyester Material to help wick away moisture

Mesh Interior Lining: Help to maximize ventilation

Pockets: It has 1 front pocket to keep your credit card, cell phone or other important items for easy access. 2 side pockets, 1 large zippered compartment in the back pocket, and 1 left chest inner pocket as well.

Hood: The hood of the Jacket can be tucked away when not in use

Zipper: 2 way zippers are used to make more adjustment for comfort.

Reflective Strips: Reflective Stripes are added along the zipper area just in case your run out of battery.

Washable: With the exception of the battery, the Badger 360° can be submerged in water and washed.

Carrying Case: It can be completely folded within itself when not in use.

Inner Chest Pocket with mesh lining for maximum ventilation

Front Zipper Chest Pocket

Rear Zipper Compartment

Foldable Carrying Case

What makes this jacket so special?

We have
incorporated the latest LED technology and control unit onto this jacket. This
makes the Badger 360° suitable to be used day or night.

Prototype Stage:

During the prototype stage of development,
we had to figure out the best way to route the LED strings. When we have our
first prototype, we went to more than 30 bikes shops and running stores
around Los Angeles to ask for their comments and suggestions. We were
glad that we did that because we realized the jacket was lacking lots of
key features.

LED strings are embedded in this jacket. We are using LED string that is low current, waterproof and flexible.

The battery also preserves the life of the battery by allowing the battery to turn on only when it is plugged in.

The battery pack to be small weight less than 1 oz. (equivalent of 7 pennies) but it is powerful enough to withstand more than 8 hours of use.

Even though the battery pack is small, it also has integrated one button design. You will be able to turn the LED lights On/Off and choose up to 7 flash sequences.

7 Different Flash Sequences:

Constantly On

Fast Strobe

Slow Strobe

Fast Fade In/Out

Slow Fade In/Out

Strobe then Fade

Pulse

Front View: Badger 360°

Back View: Badger 360°

Front View: Badger 360° with exposed Hood

Back View: Badger 360° with exposed Hood

2 way zipper design for maximum comfort

Reflective material along all zipper area.

Rewards

*All Badger 360° comes with 1 battery.

*All Badger 360° comes with 1 battery.

*All Badger 360° comes with 1 battery.

*All Badger 360° comes with 1 battery.

*All Badger 360° comes with 1 battery.

ExclusiveBadgerGear LED Shoelace:

We
know our LED Technology can be utilized in many different areas.
Therefore, the first place where we want implement on are shoelaces.
This is our first time showing this product to the public and thought it
will be a great gift for our backers. This LED shoelace uses the same
LED string that is in our Badger 360°.

RED or Blue LED

Battery: CR2032 (2pcs)

Run time: More than 25 hours

On and Off switch

3 different flash sequences (Steady, Pulse, Fast Pulse)

Why should you contribute now?

In order to get funded and to have your support, we want to provide the the best possible prices during this campaign. These will be our prices in the future:

Badger 360 LED Jacket: Retail price of $120.00 or more

Lithium Battery: Retai price of $24.99 or more

LED Shoe Lace: Retail price of $24.99 or more

What we plan to do with the funding?

Minimum Order Quantity (MOQ): In order to keep have our jackets made at an affordable price, we will need to place a larger order. This is where Kickstarter comes in and help fund the first production run.

Patent: We have filed for Patent Pending already so that our ideas are not compromised.

Local Events and Conventions: We believe that Social Media will help Badger 360° get this products into new heights but we are more of a people person. We want to talk to customers just like you (face to face), show you the actual product so you can see it and try it. Therefore, we want to use some of the funding to participate in local events.

Research and Development: We are trying to develop more products with our LED Technology. Therefore, we want to use some of the funding to make new prototypes and bring you more cool products.

Give back to the Crowd Funding Community: This is our first time using Kickstarter to help make our ideas come into reality and we believe that there other great ideas for safety products as well. If we do see some great projects in the future, we will also like to support them like what you are doing for us.

Questions? We are here to help! Write to us at:

info@badgergears.com

There have been a lot of support making this project happen: Just want to say "Thanks You" to the following:

Risks and challenges

Every project comes with its challenges and we know that Murphy is alive as well (Murphy's Law). We have the experience to deal with potential problems and know how to resolve them quickly. We have visited our manufacturer facility before and we know that they are reputable company since they have been in business for more than 30 years.

Here are the items that we have to monitor closely :

Quality Control: We believe that this will be our biggest challenge. Since this is our first full production run, we need to make sure our products are tested at different stages of production. An inspection check list has been made to ensure every point on the list meet our standards.

Soft Production: Rather making thousands of jackets at one time. We are going to have a soft production run of 250 units. That way, we can adjust the assembly line if necessary. Also, we can make sure those 250 units are meeting our standards.

Hard Production: Once the 250 units have been tested and passed our inspection, we will continue to make the rest of the units.

Communication: Communication with our manufacturer will be extremely important. We have been working with our manufacturers for more than 12 months now and it has been running pretty smoothly. We will work hard and continue our effort until the merchandise are ready to ship.

Logistic: The cost of shipping always change. We have been communicating with our freight forwarding company to inform us on any change in shipping cost. We have also been in touch with our customs broker to ensure the duties are correct for import.

FAQ

If possible, (Send Us A Message) after you have backed our project. The earlier we know your size the better! At the end of the project, we will send out a survey to get size again and also shipping information.